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 Despite
            the nearly first quarter moon, the comet made for a lovely sight
            as it passes through the center of Hercules. The green head and
            long blue tail spans the entire keystone shape. The comet was
            easily seen naked eye, around 5th magnitude. The ten minute exposure
            was followed by a 10 min dark.
Instrument:  Canon 17 - 40mm L @ 40mm at f/4.5
Platform:  Robotic Barn Door 
Camera:  Canon 10D @ ISO800
Exposure:  10m
Filters:  UV
Location:  Payson, Az
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  50F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS, Maxim DL, PixInsight, Pixmantec RAW
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